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Murray Lands Title after Incredible Performance
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Wing Unaffiliated Dressage & Combined Training Championships
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Buck Davidson Testimonial
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Your Horse 'Best in Test'
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Stretch & Flex Elementary 59 Video
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Manage My Horse interview with Equilibrium
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Sanskrit wins the OI at Aston-Le-Walls
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HISCOX ARTEMIS PERFORMS FOR THE QUEEN
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Another win for Sam and Happy
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Clifton Chatter and Joe Meyer
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The Angels
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Dan Neilson and Tri-Zone on the BBC
Take a look here at an interview our Tri-Zone sponsored show jumper gave recently for the BBC channel CBBC. Dan Neilson ...

Fitzcerraldo and Equilibrium Therapy
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BHS/BRC CIC** Team Display at Windsor
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Blenheim Palace extends invitation to local event riders
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Sam Griffiths - May blog
Belton The big excitement of this month was winning the Grantham Cup at Belton!! It was all so exciting as Sam ...

Sam Griffiths wins Grantham Cup
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Win for Beverley House Stables
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Rider Competition Winner
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Young Star in the Making
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Sam Griffiths - latest news
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NEW! Tri-Zone BE100 Eventers Challenge
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Sam Griffiths wins TSM Rider Award at the BETA Business Awards
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Equilibrium Products wins UKTI Export Award at the BETA Business Awards
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Joe Meyer is selected for ESNZ High Performance Squads
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Close Contact Chaps Success!
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Masterclass with Tina Cook
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Watch Dr David Marlins presentation at United States Eventing Association
A video of Dr David Marlin's talk at the USEA convention in December can now be viewed on the following ...

Meet successful Western Riders, Heath & Kyra Hoggett
Heath and Kyra Hoggett live in Texas and are big fans of our products. They use Stretch & Flex Training ...

New Dates for Tri-Zone REACT training clinics
The Coaching Development Team (Class of 2007) offers the less experienced rider a top class introduction to eventing. ...

Dr David Marlin presents at USEA Convention
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Endurance GB Awards - Supreme Champion
Congratulations to Thay Stephenson on winning both the Senior Championship and the Supreme Championship at the Endurance GB Annual Awards. Thay ...

Para Dressage Training and Development Day
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Sponsored Rider Dan Neilson wins Crofton Manor Grand Prix
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Caroline Christiansen - A Mothers Story
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Winning Stretch & Flex Retailer - Derby House Olney
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Tri-Zone REACT Training Clinics
Click here to read how Horse and Hounds' web editor got on at the first training clinic! BRITISH EVENTINGS SECOND ...

Kylie wins Lycetts British Eventing Young Horse Championships
Congatulations to Kylie Roddy and Wapiti for winning the 6 year old Championships at Lycetts British Eventing Young Horse Championships. At ...

SIMON - THE HAPPY HEAD-SHAKER!
Simon, The Happy Head-Shaker! This heartwarming story was sent to us from Leah in Canada. We loved this story because Equilibrium ...

Tri-Zone Newcomers Final, HOYS 2009
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Beverley House Stables
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Congratulations to Tina Cook and Team GBR at FEI European Eventing Championships
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Sam's Success at Burghley
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2009 Pony Driving Championships
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Two Golds and a Silver for Sophie
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Latest blog from our sponsored event rider, Sam Griffiths
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Terry Thompson US Cowboy
Equilibrium Congratulates Terry Thompson and Ima Frosty Colonel Terry Thompson, Texas, USA is a cowboy and a reiner. Terry is a ...

Sophie Christiansen Para Champion
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Jack gets Grade 1 at Lindum
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HOW TO RIDE THE PERFECT DRESSAGE TEST
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Your Loading Problems Solved
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Why stand up to eat?
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COME AND MEET US!
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BETA 2010
NEC Birmingham 21- 23 February 2010 We will again be exhibiting at BETA International which next year runs from 21 - ...

JACK DAWSON IS INTRODUCED TO ENDURANCE
Our very own Jack Dawson had his first taste of Endurance riding at Windsor Great Park last week. Endurance rider Lorna ...

HOW BIG ARE YOURS?
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The Latest from Para Dressage
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A New Addition to the Equilibrium Team!
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CIC** Team take Bronze in Hungary
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European CIC** Team Prepare for Championships in Hungary
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Lindum Spirit Endurance Ride
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SHOWING WORLD, Tried and Tested
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Top Show Jumper Thomas Fruehmann uses Equilibrium Therapy
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A DAY WITH THE METROPOLITIAN MOUNTED POLICE
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SAM GRIFFITHS AND HAPPY TIMES FINISH 3RD AT BADMINTON
All of us here at Equilibrium would like to say a huge 'congratulations' to Sam Griffiths on his 3rd place ...

CALLING FOR AN INDUSTRY WIDE STANDARD FOR EQUINE BOOTS
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SHOULD EQUINE BOOTS BE GIVEN THE BOOT?
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BEATING THE FLIES!
When flies and other insects are an irritant, especially around the sensitive eye and ear areas, protect your horse with ...

Classic Dressage Affiliated and Unaffiliated Dressage Days
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Ian White Memorial Trophy
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Bonny loves her Massage Pad
5 year old mare, Bonny Balou by Balougran Z, who in turn was sired by the great Baloubet de Rouet ...

Customer feedback on the Equilibrium Therapy® Massage Pad
The British Dressage members website forum had an unprecedented response from members who had bought the massage pad and were ...

Equilibrium in America
Congratulations to World Equestrian Brands who recently launched the Equilibrium Products range in the United States at the Baltimore and ...

Believe in Better Backs
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Equilibrium at the National Dressage Championships
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Retired Racehorse Jack Dawson
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2 Star Team
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'I owe it to an Equilibrium Therapy Massage Pad'
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Video advice from top dressage trainer, Judy Harvey
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New Stretch & Flex bandages
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Sam and Happy Times
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Sam Griffiths at Badminton
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Equilibrium Products to sponsor international event rider - Sam Griffiths
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The Ex-Racers Club - helping ex-racehorses from one job to another
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TRI-ZONE® CONTINUE TO SPONSOR THE SENIOR NEWCOMERS
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Stretch & Flex Wraps help Stan find his feet
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Top marks for our website from ETN.
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H&H Asks - Are those small nose nets effective?
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Equilibrium Therapy used by Tina Cook

Equilibrium Therapy used by Tina Cook

Equilibrium Therapy used by Olympic Event Rider, Tina Cook

Tina has been using Equilibrium Therapy Magnetic Chaps and Back Pads and the Massage Pad on all of her horses at both the eventing and racing yards.

"I started using Equilibrium Therapy magnetic chaps on a horse with a small lump on its leg which wasn't responding to treatment. I was so pleased with the way the magnetic chaps reduced the lump that I now use them regularly on my horses overnight. They don't slip or rub, have reduced leg swelling and helped the ones with sore shins."

"For their backs I use a combination of massage and magnetic therapy and find that the horses are more supple and ready to work."

"The Equilibrium Therapy range has proven to be a safe, effective and labour saving way to treat my horses. It is now part of my daily routine."

Tina began riding at an early age being born into horses. Her father Josh Gifford was a champion jockey and Grand National winning trainer, her mother a highly successful show jumper. Her brother Nick Gifford now runs the family's racing yard with Tina's involvement.

Tina first taste of success was through the Pony Club. She was selected to be on the Junior Team and went to the Junior European Championships in Rome on a 15.3hh thoroughbred called, Song and Dance Man winning a Team Gold. She then won an Individual Bronze and Team Gold on Smithstown Lad in Dijon in 1988, Team Silver at the Young Rider Championships at Achselschwang the following year and the National Young Rider Championship at Bramham in 1991.

After her Bramham win, Tina came out of Young Riders the following year and took both horses to her first Badminton, Song and Dance Man went clear cross country and Tina finished tenth after starting nearly last after the dressage. She was then named as the reserve for the European Championships; unfortunately fellow team member Karen Dixon and Get Smart had an injury, so Tina made it onto the squad and took the silver.

When she was twenty she won a Land Rover scholarship to be based at Gatcombe with Captain Mark Phillips where she trained for a year. Even having two children has not stopped her competing at the top. In both cases, she rode until she was four months pregnant and was straight back in the saddle and competing just weeks after the births.

Tina's successes are almost too many to mention; winning three Team Golds at senior level during her career. She was on the Gold Medal winning Team at The Hague on General Jock in 1994, has completed and been placed numerous times amongst others, at Badminton and Burghley, as well as Gatcombe and Lexington. She won another Team Gold at the European Championships in Italy in 1995 and again at Luhmuhlen in 1999, she won Necarne and Le Lion D'Angers in 1996, and won at Burgie in 1999. In 2000 she was second at Boekelo and ninth at the European Championships in Pau, and was third in Pau in 2003.

Following the births of her two children, Isabelle and Harry, Tina came back onto the competition scene with Miners Frolic . In 2007 he twice finished in the top three at three-star level. Tina then made the 2008 Olympic team finishing on a score of 57.4 which gave her the Bronze medal individually and the Team Bronze.

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